Boca Raton police say they have arrested a man who threatened to inject an Uber driver with HIV.

On Saturday night, an Uber driver told police he was parked at the 7-Eleven at 831 E. Palmetto Park Road waiting for the woman he was giving a ride to.

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The man pulled out a syringe and told the driver to drive or else he would inject him with HIV.

In fear of getting injected, the driver did as he was told.

The man, later identified as Matthew Francis, 30, told the driver to then pull over and told him to hand over his cellphone, wallet and keys to the vehicle. The driver did give his cellphone and wallet but did not hand over the keys. Francis then took off, police said.

Police eventually caught up with Francis and arrested him.

While in custody, Francis told police he had been using heroin, crack cocaine and crystal meth throughout the day.